Filmed in 2012 shortly after the Arabic revolution in Egypt, the video represents an interesting, historic moment in time, and it is at the same time a reflection on image making and image representation in times of political changes regardless of local bounds or temporality. Dates:Ĭrop is an astounding video piece about a state-owned newspaper building in the center of Kairo. It is not a story - there is no script, no actors, and no dialogue - yet it conveys a story: humanity in peaceful revelry of a place on earth. It is a record of the visitors that make a pilgrimage to the vista that overlooks a small harbor, the Atlantic coastal islands, and the Atlantic Ocean. The resulting film is a record of the seasons the changing light, from dawn to evening and night the changing weather, from bright sun to fog to rain and snow. The process was repeated from the same location day after day - sometimes at sunrise, sometimes midday, sometimes at sunset, sometimes at night. This process was repeated until the camera returned to its original position, having recorded 13 ten-second clips describing a 360-degree view. The camera would record for ten seconds then pivot a few degrees counterclockwise and record for another ten seconds. Every day for a year, 13 digital video clips were recorded from a single location on a rock on a hill overlooking the ocean. This video installation by Walter Ungerer is a record of one year as seen from Mount Battie, Maine.
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